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Blackjewel Acquires Contura Energy’s Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr Coal Mines, Wyoming
December 12, 2017
Contura Energy has sold two mines in Wyoming’s Powder River Basis to Blackjewel LLC. The company sold its Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines along with reserves, equipment, infrastructure and other properties for deferred consideration up to $50 million through
Nation’s Only Underground Nuclear Waste Repository in Carlsbad Resumes Operations, New Mexico
December 12, 2017
Officials at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository are flipping the switch on an interim ventilation system this week, allowing mining to resume for the first time since a 2014 radiation release contaminated part of the facility. Still, they
Wisconsin’s Governor Walker Signs Bill Lifting Moratorium on Mining
December 11, 2017
Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign a bill lifting Wisconsin’s moratorium on gold and silver mining. The Republican governor is scheduled to sign the “Mining for America” bill Monday in Rhinelander. Walker voted to impose the moratorium when he was
FERC Delays Request to Subsidize Coal and Nuclear Plants
December 11, 2017
Bob Murray, the CEO of coal giant Murray Energy, said Friday he was “disappointed” with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s move to delay a request to subsidize coal and nuclear plants, and a major utility that he supplies warned that
Western Coal States and Canadian Province to Collaborate on Clean Coal Technologies
December 11, 2017
Western coal states and a Canadian province have signed an agreement to collaborate on coal research as part of an effort to help the struggling industry adapt to pressures over climate change and a declining market. Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota
EPA Prioritizes Cleanup of Anaconda Copper Mine in Yerington, Nevada
December 11, 2017
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says an abandoned copper mine in northwestern Nevada is being prioritized for cleanup under the federal Superfund program. The EPA’s announcement late Friday says the Anaconda Copper Mine at Yerington in Lyon County includes groundwater
More Time Sought in Murray-MSHA Mine Safety Settlement Talks
December 11, 2017
The Trump administration is asking a federal judge for more time to work out a legal settlement with Murray Energy and several trade associations in a mining industry lawsuit over a federal rule meant to toughen enforcement at coal operations
World Museum of Mining Launches Plan to Build $2.5 Million Facility, Montana
December 11, 2017
The World Museum of Mining’s dreams for the future just got a little bit bigger — about $2.5 million bigger. The Butte museum announced Wednesday it plans to build a new, two-story structure estimated to cost $2.5 million and is
McKinley and Johnson Hope to Cut Alternative Minimum Tax After Murray Energy Concerns
December 11, 2017
Responding to concerns Murray Energy Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Robert Murray expressed about federal tax reform costing his company $60 million per year, 26 Republican members of Congress are asking a conference committee to eliminate the alternative minimum tax.
W. Va. Remembers 110th Anniversary of Monongah Mine Disaster
December 11, 2017
It was 110 years ago when more than 300 people lost their lives in the Monongah Mine Disaster. Many who remembered them on Wednesday in Monongah were Italian immigrants. As one person put it, losing one miner is one too
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